Top Fiverr Alternatives in 2018 (That Aren’t a Waste of Time)

Looking for some good Fiverr alternatives in 2018? Whether you are interested in selling your services or you are looking to buy services for your small business, Fiverr is still the King of Micro Jobs sites. It has the best reach, the most robust platform, and it’s got an interface that’s both simple to navigate and easy on the eyes. Not to mention, the platform is continually managed, updated, and improved based on user feedback.

Note: This post was first published in 2015, but every few months I update it to ensure that any of the Fiverr alternatives mentioned here are actually worth looking into. The last update was in May 2018.

Remember the Fiverr Cow?

That said, I’m an active buyer and seller on Fiverr myself, and though I’m personally very happy with the platform, I can understand why some sellers and buyers may be looking for other options. For one, many freelancers and small business owners are interested in cheaper alternatives to Fiverr; they also want to increase their exposure by listing their services on more than one platform. Others may be looking for a more niche site.

The bad news for sellers is that only a few microjobs sites out there are actually cheaper than Fiverr, and while some offer more flexibility and exposure, it is often far outweighed by the lack of traffic.

Most Fiverr Alternatives and Fiverr Clones Are Worthless!

Most of these Fiverr alternatives are really Fiverr knock-offs, and they aren’t worth their web hosting. Seriously, don’t even waste your time there. If the site owners didn’t make even a small effort to hide the fact that they are copying Fiverr, then that should tell you something right there. Plus, many of these platforms have since been abandoned by their owners. At the end of this post, I listed some Fiverr clone sites to avoid altogether.

But, if you still want to know about some good alternatives to Fiverr in order to expand your reach there are a few options. The Fiverr alternatives on this list have to fit few criteria simultaneously:

They need to be getting enough traffic. If there aren’t enough buyers and sellers then why bother? I’m basing traffic on Alexa scores. All the platforms on this list are in the Alexa top 500,000.

They need to have a pretty good system in place. This includes payment processing, support systems for buyers and sellers, and seller promotions. There also has to be some indication that the site is being actively managed and updated. Some sites may have low Alexa scores and seemingly high traffic, but it’s mostly from people just checking it out to see if it is a good alternative to Fiverr.

It has the potential to generate real money. Can a reasonably talented freelancer make more than a few dollars on the site?

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My list of the 6 Best Alternatives to Fiverr in 2018

Seoclerks is a large and busy platform for all things related to SEO and Internet Marketing. If you are looking to buy or sell in this niche, it may be a better option for you than Fiverr. Not only does the site get a ton of traffic, it offers the widest range of money you can ask for your gigs, from $1 to $999. Payments are made via PayPal, Payee, and Alertpay/Payza.

The biggest selling point GigBucks has over Fiverr is that gigs can be priced between the range of $5 to $50. Sellers also have the option of getting paid via Payza and credit cards. Like Fiverr, joining is absolutely free, and you can post as many gigs as you want.

Fivesquid is a UK based alternative to Fiverr that attracts an international crowd. The only main difference between it and Fiverr is that you pay and get paid in British pounds. Like SEOclerks and Envato above, this platform is pretty popular and active. They also offer customer support via email, which is another big plus.

Guru is another online marketplace that allows you to browse through services by category. The platform boasts over 1.5 million freelancers, so you can find the seller who best fits your needs. What sets Guru apart from the other platforms, however, is the features geared towards companies that work with many freelances. The platform’s “Work Room” feature, for example, allows you to keep track of and manage simultaneous jobs. Your team can also “generate agreements, set milestones, delegate tasks, communicate with everyone, and share documents through the platform.”

PeoplePerHour helps you team up with talented and experienced freelancers in the areas of design, development, content creation and promotion. It’s quickly become one of the most popular top choices in online marketplaces currently out there- especially for businesses that use a lot of freelancers. Like Envato, all of the freelancers on PeoplePerHour go through a quality check.

Konker is a free online marketplace primarily focused on SEO and Internet marketing gigs. According to the site it has over 20,000 members.The biggest downside, however, is that they don’t offer any direct customer support. Disputes between buyers and sellers must be worked out on their own. But, for sellers, you get immediate payment once a gig has been completed.

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6 Additional Sites for Professional Freelancers

I’m making a distinction between the five freelancer sites below and the Fiverr alternatives above, because these freelancer sites operate a bit differently to Fiverr. If you are a seller, you may be making bids for open jobs and directly competing with other sellers for work, instead of how it is on Fiverr, where you post your gig and the buyers basically come to you. You may earn a bit more, however. If you are a buyer, you will be sifting through bids. But, depending on what you need done, the quality of the work may be better than that found on Fiverr.

Freelancemyway– At Freelancmyway, all freelancers are verified for skill level, experience, and location. All job postings are also actively reviewed before they go live, and payments for completed work are made via an escrow account.

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Sites Like Fiverr and Fiverr Clone Sites to Avoid

Since my goal with this post is to help you locate some good gig platforms and not waste your time on sites that won’t deliver, here are some Fiverr clone sites that seem to be inactive or abandoned:

Susan Brown is a serial entrepreneur and business and finance writer. After running and owning several small businesses, she decided to use her experiences to help other small and home-based business owners better manage their resources and get through those first tentative years of operation.

http://galilea3.com is a multilingual platform where services can be sold or bought in 7 different languages. We currently have registrations from 64 countries and believe that eliminating language barriers is one of the best ways to extend a freelancer’s reach.

If you want fiverr alternative that supports payment through Payza and Payoneer, I would suggest you to try Seoclerks. It is quite popular small task marketplace from where you can sell your service. I have already made $10K+ from Seoclerks. Although one major restriction of Seoclerks is that it is mainly marketplace for SEO and internet marketing related services. You can read about Seoclerks review to know about all the payment processor that Seoclerk supports.Loren recently posted..How to Start Domain Flipping Business for Second Income

I get the frustration. What I’ve learned is to stop positioning myself as the “cheap” seller on Fiverr where I will do everything for a measly $4, to positioning myself as the quality seller. If you want quality service, you have to buy my gig extras to get the full service. I strip down my gig into the gig extras. This helps with my hourly rate on Fiverr. It also weeds out bad buyers.

Thanks for the tips, and I totally agree. To survive on Fiverr you have to be strategic with the way you set up and describe your gigs. A lot of it has to do with the *seller’s* attitude. Some, but not all, buyers are looking for the cheapest job. If you believe in your own abilities and know how to express it, you’ll eventually attract the right people. You also have the option of partnering up with other sellers. If you offer quality work, they’ll tap into your services in order to expand their own gig offerings…

Your article is really helpful but can you please guide me. I am working as writer with an American company from last 3 years. Please tell me about such type of writing platforms which provides client and expert interaction , don’t offer any test, only client and expert can communicate and platform take commissions. waiting for your reply Thanks

Hi Zain,
It depends on what kind of writing you are doing and how much money you are looking to earn per article. With the exception of Task Army, all of the platforms mentioned above will connect writers directly with buyers.

In that case, I only know of SeoClerks and GigBucks. They both accept Payza. There may be other sites out there with more payment options than Paypal, but these sites probably don’t have enough traffic yet.

I agree with you! If someone wants me to write a book for them they better pay up a few hundred if they want high quality.
4 dollars should only be for small task not for creating e-books, writing articles or creating logo’s. Those are worth way more and I will not be paid any less.

Nice list! I’ve been with SEOClerks for a while and I love it. It’s way better then Fiverr. Many of the sellers there are serious players in the SEO. Pay close attention to the seller reviews, their activity, and their gig page, and you’ll find some good people.

One alternative I recommend is http://jifv.com. Their site has lower job fees to many alternatives and you can post jobs up to 75 dollars. It is one alternative I did not see on the list above that I wanted to suggest.

what really pi**es me off about fiverr is their 20% commission they take form each of my sales, it would have been nice if you mentioned the commissions these other alternatives take as they is a big grievance i have with fiverr.

Yes, the 20% commission seems high, but almost all the Fiverr alternatives except for the one I mentioned above charge the same amount. It’s worth it, though when you realize that you are getting a pre-made platform to offer your services, exposure, payment processing, a little buyer fraud protection, and a community for that 20%.

I have to agree the 20% commission is very high for facilitation services and marketing.

Have you heard of a new up and coming site called Cr8 & Design? You can follow them on instagram @cr8anddesign or on the Facebook page, and you can sign-up for updates on the website at http://www.cr8anddesign.com.

I also want to suggest an alternative to all mentioned above. It’s TaskGigs – a place for low cost and high quality tasks. I am using it recently and yeah, I get sales almost every day! http://www.taskgigs.com/

I was just at taskgigs and I have to say as a potential seller I was turned off by the complete lack of information. I couldn’t find a facts page or information page anywhere to tell me the rules, the cost, the fees…it looked like an interesting platform, but seriously missing some important information.

This may sound like I’m being a dreamer…but how about building your OWN site, working your OWN SEO and stop working for pennies while giving away 20% of almost nothing to a bunch of heap pricks who think they deserve something like a business logo for $5.00?

This is why America is headed downhill. Everyone wants something for FREE but somehow they expect to be paid well for what THEY do. Its ridiculous.

It’s part of the reason why sellers need to be very careful about what kinds of services they offer and at what ultimate price. And, I agree that 20% seems to be a pretty steep fee considering how little money a basic gig will earn. But on the other hand, by using Fiverr creative sellers can get instant exposure, payment processing and invoicing, and a platform to showcase their work. Trying to build up your own site with your own SEO is a great idea, but it takes time, work, and persistence.

If sellers approach Fiverr with the right attitude and are willing to both be a little patient at the beginning and experiment along the way, then there is the potential to earn some decent money without having to work as hard or wait as long to get there.

You kidding right? I’ve never had problems with getting refunds with paypal or giving refunds. In addition most of these gateways will side with the buyer so I don’t see the problem.

As with any other new site, it takes people to go there and start their account and be a little active in order to get these websites to place better and get traffic. It’s all about putting your eggs in multiple baskets and watch your future benefits..

Fiverr is great but I use SEOClerks for all my SEO link campaign. Peopleperhour is also good to find some quality workers for less cost. Thanks for sharing your list of alternatives. I request you to check out our list as well. Thanks!

Can’t say that I’m a big fan of Fiverr, but most other websites looks poor after Fiverr experience. For user need nicer design with more cool stuff, means handmade validation and avoiding “same-same” stuff on 1-st page

http://www.providerr.com ; $3 marketplace , a good alternatives of fiverr.com , specialized for online business, business promotion, SEO and Internet marketing. Great place for better service for small and medium business.

I wouldn’t recommend Envato for sellers. Their market is highly saturated and they are very strict about accepting submissions. There’s nothing wrong with having standards, but they do not provide feedback on rejected items. You can expect less than 10% of your work to be accepted there. Also, their commissions are extremely high: between 40% and 60% depending upon whether or not you are an exclusive author.

Hi Susan,
Very helpful article for people looking for alternatives to Fiverr.

I am the CEO of the newly started marketplace http://www.Talentpackages.com and would love if you could take a look at the site and consider including it in the list. The concept for Talentpackages is very straight forward. It is taking the business model of packaging services as products, and applying it to the higher paying segment of the market (minimum price of a posted service is 50$). By having this focus we can attract more talented freelancers who are serious about making a living of what they do. Further, to keep the level of quality high, we manually validate all claims about work experience and education before publishing.

I am a strong believer in the “services as products” model and think it brings huge gains for both sellers and buyers, especially when the services offered are not limited to being small in scope as they are on Fiverr.

Please take a look at http://www.talentpackages.com to find more information about how we operate, and what makes us unique. If you have any questions or feedback I would also love to hear from you.

Many people try to make money from their skills on Fiverr but they don’t get any response from buyers, for that reason they think that it is not a good platform or spam etc. But the reality is entirely different. They don’t promote their gigs properly and create fake looking profiles. On Fiverr and all other platforms, that can get them rejected by buyers.

Hey Susan, have you checked out Source Market? It’s mainly for SEO gigs as it’s run by Alex Becker (SEO and IM genius). I wrote a post about it here: gigsthatwork.com/fiverr/alternative-similar-websites A lot of sellers are going there from Fiverr and doing REALLY well. You can charge a lot more than $5 but there are really good quality gigs there.

Hi Susan,
Very helpful article for people who need alternatives to Fiverr.

You are missing this marketplace http://www.WebDesignTower.com and would love if you could take a look at the site and consider including it in the list. Serious skilled freelancers can work here and earn better.

I downloaded Fiverr app. but was unsatisfied. Firstly the app that’s so eau Rio get on my phone offers NO way of setting up a gig meaning selling my services, it only has options to buy! I tried to get some help, but the firm and contact selection is CRAP! No one responded with an answer & there is no number to speak to a human being. SUCKS!

Many people try to make money from their skills on Fiverr but they don’t get any response from buyers, for that reason they think that it is not a good platform or spam etc. But the reality is entirely different. They don’t promote their gigs properly and create fake looking profiles. On Fiverr and all other platforms, that can get them rejected by buyers.

I think all these micro jobs websites still don’t have enough buyers. So only fiverr is still on top and like google search engine, there don’t have alternative. All above websites are not updated well and only have sellers with zero buyers. So don’t waste time on them and try to make killer gig in fiverr.

Great list! I would also recommend you to check out YouTeam https://youteam.co.uk. Think it can be quite useful if you want to hire a qualified software engineer for your project within a short period of time. All information about developers is available here and you can even interview them yourself or get assistance from their Team Advisor. Great alternative indeed!